Deep Dive into Dopamine [Research Recap]

The ADHD Skills Lab

Welcome back to another week of The ADHD Skills Lab!
Presenting you with a very special episode all about Dopamine and ADHD. We looked at the landscape of the research then and now, in an effort to bring you the most up to date observations from the scientific community.
Curious about what's inside?

• The various ways dopamine behaves differently in ADHD brains.
• Where does dopamine actually come from?
• Find out who else has entered the chat...

Thanks for being here. Until next time,
Sarah (Podcast Producer)
ADHD Skills Discussed:

• Why you should have protein for breakfast
• Celebrate your wins regularly and intentionally
• Don't try to "should" yourself into dopamine - it wont work

References:
01:26 - Neurobiology of ADHD (2009)
10:22 - Neurobiology of ADHD): A brief review (2024)
19:34 - Reduced dopamine transporter availability in drug‐naive adult ADHD

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Chapters

1. Deep Dive into Dopamine [Research Recap] (00:00:00)

2. Neurobiology of ADHD (2009) (00:01:26)

3. Neurobiology of ADHD): A brief review (2024) (00:10:22)

4. Reduced dopamine transporter availability in drug‐naive adult ADHD (00:19:34)